What is Urban Skating, sometimes called Free Skating or Power Blading? It blurs the lines between recreational inline skating and aggressive skating. We take a look back at the history of inline and Rollerblade then cover the various styles within urban skating. We also talk about urban inline skate and equipment - PLAY.

Previously: Sam Crofts & Nick Lomax - A80XBCN (2022, Barcelona) - USD Edit by Rafael Maldonado.

Sam Crofts & Nick Lomax rollerblading in Barcelona, Spain. A USD video by Rafael Maldonado.

With the speed of 4x80mm wheels combined with one of the most innovative and capable aggressive skates in recent history, it’s the USD AEON 80 Team. An instant classic, you’re going to love hitting the park and hitting the streets in this versatile aggressive skate that provides unmatched speed and performance. The unibody design of the USD AEON 80 Team brings the skate low to the ground even while riding 80mm wheels. By combining the boot, frame, and soul plate into a single piece, the USD AEON 80 Team needs fewer parts, reducing weight while giving you a solid base and excellent power transfer. The skate comes with a strong, supportive, two-way ‘rockerable’ cuff that wraps around your foot for maximum sideways support on grinds and carves while still providing good frontal flex for efficient strides. Skate all day long in the comfortable MYFIT Skinny Boy Dual-Fit Liner that gives you good cushioning on landings. Complete with fast 4x80mm UNDERCOVER Raw wheels and WICKED ABEC 9 bearings, there’s a lot to like about the AEON 80 Team. The ideal mix of an aggressive and urban skate, USD AEON 80 Team gives you all the speed and tools you need to get bigger air, land bigger gaps, grind further, slide longer, and redefine what’s possible on inline skates.

Sam Crofts skates the new Undercover Earth Project 110mm wheels in the London. A video by Tom Sharman.

What if your wheels could be reincarnated? Engineers at our POWERSLIDE Bindlach office worked hand in hand with MATTER urethane specialists to develop a new concept of inline skating wheels that could help reduce environmental impact. The UC Earth 110mm wheels are made of Eco polyurethane which is 45% corn-based and features a natural milky look that avoids the use of additional color pigments. The reflex hub is made of 100% recycled material. The speed/bullet profile and the 88A hardness complete the specs to make it one of the first urban eco-friendly wheels.

From time-to-time your skating path might present an obstacle in your way. If you don’t feel like dodging you could give it a go and jump over the obstacle. Danny Aldridge explains how to jump in this episode of Danny’s Point. […] - PLAY.

Michel Prado is unstoppable - Kizer, Big Wheels Edit.

Previously: Michel Prado - Gawds Promo - BCN Park Edit (2022).